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Information about Imuran.

Take after meals unless your doctor says otherwiseTo gain the most benefitdo not miss dosesKeep taking Imuranazathioprine tabletsas you have been told by your doctor or other health care providereven if you feel well.

Caution is necessary during the administration of Imuran to patients with hepatic dysfunctionand regular complete blood counts and liver function tests should be undertakenIn such patients the metabolism of Imuran may be impairedand the dosage of Imuran should therefore be reduced if hepatic or haematological toxicity occurs.

Imuran may also be used with other disease-modifying therapiessuch as Avonexto boost their effect.

A diminished response to killed vaccines is likely and such a response to hepatitis B vaccine has been observed among patients treated with a combination of azathioprine and corticosteroids.

Particular care should be taken to monitor haematological response and to reduce the maintenance dosage to the minimum required for clinical response.